Author: Theresa Rose

The Mount Pleasant City Council met in regular session Wednesday night. The Council authorized Mayor Steve Brimhall to sign an amendment to the LIFTS grant with the Iowa Department of Transportation. The amendment changes the scope of the Transload building project from a 6,000 square foot structure to a 3,700 square foot building due to the increasing cost and delays.  The City, working with Burlington Northern Shortline Railroad, received the $560,00 grant for the project.

The City Council passed a resolution supporting a housing tax credit application from J & J Mitchell Real Estate to create 20 housing units a mobile home park used to be at the intersection of Marion, Monroe and Washington Streets.  The City’s contribution to the project would be to bring in sanitary sewer and provide a 10 year tax abatement for the multi-residential facility.

Another resolution, passed by the Council Wednesday night, will approve a two-lot subdivision on West Washington Street. This subdivision  separates the McWhirter  car dealership buildings and creates a building lot on the west side of the property.

Henry County Jail

In the interest of keeping Henry County residents informed, the Henry County Sheriff’s office has requested KILJ post the daily jail count. During the jail referendum campaign it was publicized that the jail would be able to house additional inmates from surrounding counties and this would generate revenue for Henry County.

Date:   06-09-2022______

  22 _    Henry County Inmates

  46      Out of County Contract Inmates              

  68       TOTAL

During the evening hours of Saturday June 4^th and into the early morning hours of Sunday June 5^th, residents of Danville, IA reported numerous car burglaries as well as one motor vehicle theft.  Items taken range from petty cash, tools, clothing items, and wallets/purses.  The stolen vehicle was recovered in Burlington the following day.

During the same time frame there were also reports of numerous car burglaries and two more motor vehicle thefts reported in New London, IA and Burlington, IA.  Both of these stolen motor vehicles have been recovered as well.

Detectives with the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office believe these incidents are related and have interviewed numerous people.  The investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has any information on any of these incidents, please contact the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office at 319-753-8212.  The Des Moines County Sheriff’s Office encourages citizens to remain vigilant and report suspicious behavior.  Please be sure to secure your vehicles and do not leave keys or valuables in vehicles.

Aan Steele, who will be coming to Mount Pleasant to participate in the Theatre Museum’s Annual Theatre History Convention, will offer a master acting class at the museum on Friday, June 10^th, at 2:00 pm. The class will be held in the James V. Davis Performance Center in the museum’s lower level, 405 E Thresher Rd.

Actress Aan Steele started her career as a young girl with the Sun Players Tent Show in the 1960s before moving to New York City. Aan has been connected with the theatre ever since. She has led Peer Leader acting classes for the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, commonly as SAG-AFTRA, in Hollywood, California and is currently teaching at the SAG-AFTRA Conservatory in New York City.

The classes are free, but spaces are limited, so please reserve a spot by emailing your name to theatremuseum@yahoo.com, latecomers will be accommodated if possible.

The class precedes the Annual Theatre History Convention at the Theatre Museum this weekend, which will open with a ribbon cutting and reception at 4:30 pm June 10th.

AGENDA

June 9, 2022

Approve Agenda

Approve Minutes

9:00 Shelley Van Dorin, Public Health regarding Printers

10:00 Olivia Neter with Liberty Power to

Propose a Potential Wind Project in Henry County

Other County Business as time allows

Supervisors Sub-Committee Updates

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Kaleb Alan Shannan, age 22, of Burlington, was sentenced on
June 1, 2022, to 108 months in prison for being a Felon in Possession of Ammunition. Shannan
was ordered to serve three years of supervised release to follow his prison term and was assessed
a $100 Special Assessment immediately payable to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
According to court documents, Shannan was identified as an individual who had
communicated numerous threats towards law enforcement and their families both in electronic
communication and personal contact. During a traffic stop search, law enforcement seized ninemillimeter rounds of ammunition from Shannan’s backpack. On January 18, 2022, Shannan
pleaded guilty to the charge.
U.S. Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa made the
announcement. This matter was investigated by the Des Moines County Sheriff and prosecuted
by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa.